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12 At this point, the king flew into a rage[a] and issued an order to destroy all the advisors[b] of Babylon. 13 When the order went out to kill the advisors,[c] they searched for Daniel and his friends to kill them, too.[d]

Daniel Requests Time to Answer the King

14 Daniel responded with wisdom and discretion to Arioch, the king’s executioner, who had gone out to execute the advisors[e] of Babylon.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 2:12 Lit. king was furious and very angry
  2. Daniel 2:12 Lit. the wise men
  3. Daniel 2:13 Lit. the wise men
  4. Daniel 2:13 The Aram. lacks too
  5. Daniel 2:14 Lit. the wise men